The wind is carrying voices, tonight. Voices, I once knew. The moon goes on rising, the stars still shine brightly Lives vanish, like sea-spray and dew. When the faces are forgotten and the bodies long gone, Somewhere in the silence, The voices sound on...

Yes, I do remember you, still... I do remember you, still.

I remember the voice of a wizard And the dark, earthy voice, of a witch. They were talking weird, about foretold queens And dead children and bodies to switch.

Then I hear a mother weeping, Cradling a boy-child, that's silent and cold And another child, who is begging for love, But whom she'd never hold.

The voice of a boy, I remember, That echoed in empty halls. It always sounded frightened and lonely Imprisoned by far too thick walls.

The wind is carrying voices, tonight. Voices, I once knew. The moon goes on rising, the stars still shine brightly Lives vanish, like sea-spray and dew. When the faces are forgotten and the bodies long gone, Somewhere in the silence, The voices sound on...

Yes, I do remember you, still... I do remember you, still.

And then, there's another boy laughing, One with dark and friendly eyes. Two boys, becoming friends for life Against fear, intrigues and lies.

The king's voice sounded angry. He wasn't too fond of his heir. The prince instead seemed desperate For his will nobody did care.

The wife, he had chosen, had died far too soon And oh, he had loved her so much. The sad one, locked in the tower He'd bed, but not willingly touch.

The wind is carrying voices, tonight. Voices, I once knew. The moon goes on rising, the stars still shine brightly Lives vanish, like sea-spray and dew. When the faces are forgotten and the bodies long gone, Somewhere in the silence, The voices sound on...

Yes, I do remember you, still... I do remember you, still.

And suddenly, everyone's cheering At the wedding of the queen. And dark blue eyes drown in brown ones Shining brighter, than ever seen.

Yes friends and foes and cruel wizards, Their voices are whispering still. Up here on the cliffs of Rhiminee, I guess they always will.

Be still, my friend! Listen closely, As the voices unite in a song, That sings of love and loss and the wonder of life And calls you to sing along.

The wind is carrying voices, tonight. Voices, I once knew. The moon goes on rising, the stars still shine brightly Lives vanish, like sea-spray and dew. When the faces are forgotten and the bodies long gone, Somewhere in the silence, The voices sound on...

I sing a lullaby against the night I sing a lullaby to you, my child I'd sing a lullaby I can't rock you to sleep, But I can...can hear you weep.

I'd sing a lullaby against the cold I tell you all the tales, that remained untold I sing a lullaby Watch my life pass me by While I hear my dead child cry.

My hands, that used to be so white Are dirty; soaked with mud. I've dug your broken body out I'm now befouled with blood

Bridge I:Blood of the innocent Blood of my son Blood of the innocent My only one

Refrain:I sing a lullaby against the night I sing a lullaby to you, my child I'd sing a lullaby I can't rock you to sleep, But I can...can hear you weep.

I'd sing a lullaby against the cold I tell you all the tales, that remained untold I sing a lullaby Watch my life pass me by While I hear my dead child cry.

My voice, that used to be so sweet Is muted now and still. It is my soul, that hums a song To the child they dared to kill.

Bridge I:Blood of the innocent Blood of my son Blood of the innocent My only one

Refrain:I sing a lullaby against the night I sing a lullaby to you, my child I'd sing a lullaby I can't rock you to sleep, But I can...can hear you weep.

I'd sing a lullaby against the cold I tell you all the tales, that remained untold I sing a lullaby Watch my life pass me by While I hear my dead child cry.

Bridge II:My feet, that used to walk the floors Will never leave this tower I pray, that guilt will haunt the murderers Til their dying hour I'll be the guardian my son For whom you didn't care And darkness will seem light against him, mad Agnalain's heir!

And let it be their blood That will be spilled So let their corpses rot Let them be killed

Refrain:I sing a lullaby against the night I sing a lullaby to you, my child I'd sing a lullaby I can't rock you to sleep, But I can...can hear you weep.

I'd sing a lullaby against the cold I tell you all the tales, that remained untold I sing a lullaby Watch my life pass me by While I hear my dead child cry.

When my mom tried to teach me sewing She c'd'have easily been killed And my fate to join the kitchen-girls Has never been fulfilled. I never cared for dresses And was never shy and kind. And finally my father sighed: Yours is a warrior's mind.

I was raised with lots of brothers But some sisters were there, too And the girls were never tired giggling: "What is wrong with you?" When my brothers started teasing me About the path I chose, I stopped the mocking quickly- Broke my oldest brother's nose.

Refrain:Maybe I'll never settle down Maybe I'll never rest. But believe me- that's the life I want: The freest and the best! I never looked for peace as if I had known from the start: Yeah, I'm a girl a that's god touched! Sakor's flame burns in my heart!

My Mom grew really anxious, For a man, I'd never find! To a girl with manners like I had No gent would ever bind! You're too boyish and plainspoken Much too wild and far too loud! Won't you put that skirt on, Ahra? Comb your hair! Make mother proud!

Women shall not fight, you say But for your warrior queen you pray? Not all of us are fragile And we're smarter anyway! My blood is pure adrenalin When to battle I can ride. Before I fade to ashes, I'm determined to burn bright

Refrain:Maybe I'll never settle down Maybe I'll never rest. But believe me--that's the life I want: The freest and the best! I never looked for peace as if I had known from the start: Yeah, I'm a girl a that's god touched! Sakor's flame burns in my heart!

Bridge:And when my promised queen arrives, My battle cry will yell Bilairy's Balls, I'll follow her To heaven or to hell. I have no fear of being hurt I'll fight 'til my last breath I'm gonna answer Sakors call To glory and to death!

Refrain:Maybe I'll never settle down Maybe I'll never rest. But believe me--that's the life I want: The freest and the best! I never looked for peace as if I had known from the start: Yeah, I'm a girl a that's god touched! Sakor's flame burns in my heart!

But like the moon Turns the tide Must be revealed What's locked inside.

Fates I carve Spells I cast Now take my life Rest at last

(im Hintergrund weiter)

Lhel:Wind is singing eveningsongs. Child knows at last, where child belongs. Now the pain and cold is past Child is going home at last Come to my fire warm and bright Now its time: Bonds untied.

repeat; dabei Brother flüsternd:

My body's free, but I am not. You stole my life - look, what I've got! A murdered boy stripped of his skin 'cause you did use it for my kin. A demons soul, consumed from hate. As you were mine, I'll be your fate!

Lhel:The one, who is to reign must live I take, what's only yours to give. But then I fail and air you gasp. I have need to take the life, you grasp! Never wanted cause you harm. Craft wizards ways not mothers charm!

Brother im repeat:You may pretend, you've done the right, But for your own sake, you did fight! The outcome justifies the deed? But no one cared, what I would need! Duke, wizard, witch--you had your way. But now you have the price to pay.

So quietly you've closed the doorAnd left my room towards your own...You say, it's just to prevent gossipAnd that I'd better sleep alone,It seems as if my dream came trueIn which you went away.I never really dared to hope,That someday, you would stay.

Oracle's queen is born at lastI tell the mirror and I cry,I feel, the one, who's face I stoleWas not the only one to die.Outside they call their new queen's namestill in the mirror, Tobin criesBecause the life he used to liveWas built of silly dreams and lies.

My own eyes in that strange, pale faceAnd Illior's crescent on my chinRemind me, I'm just fortunes chessmanhidden warrior, bone doll's twinI'm so frightened of that body;of that girl, I'm asked to beand most of all I fear, you'll leavecause you can't stand the outer me.

Refrain:I haven't changed at all!Look behind that mask and see!I haven't changed at allWhat's changed is just the outer me!

They need me to fulfill their legendBut I still feel like a boyWho's pressed into a womans shape,And who feels just like a toy,Like the wizards aimless dummy,Like a puppet on a string.And I wish, that you would stayI wish that more, than anything.

Don't think, that I'm not scared to deathI feel damn helpless and confused.But I so wanted to trust in my friendsI learned too late, that I've been used.And right now I cannot believe in loveOr anything, that's pure and trueI only know, my feelings haven't changed.Not when it comes to you.

Refrain:I haven't changed at all!Look into my eyes and see!I haven't changed at allWhat's changed is just the outer me!

Bridge:I wasn't taught to put a bodice onThey taught me, how to fight.And I feel stupid, cause I prayOne day I'll be my squire's bride.I need you to be by my sideNot just inside my castles wallTamír loves you, like Tobin didI haven't changed at all.

So there you are, my promised queen At last the prophecy's fulfilled And I so wanted you to come For you alone I fought, I killed I'm glad you are, what I have dreamed of You're everything you have to be. A foul taste in my mouth remains, Because you have no faith in me...in me.

Your enemies will find out quickly, There's a queen behind that girl Even a blind man sees your power Like the luster of a pearl Now show me, queen of whom the bards sing

How we should have won that war Without our weapons being pulled Without the blood, the wound, the scar....the scar.

Refrain:And the autumn smells like leaving I sense winter on its chill A narrow path leads us to destiny May our fate be the Lightbearer's will.

Did you ever care to wonder If I want to live that life With not a single friend beside me Always travel. Not arrive. No, be sure, I didn't choose it I was chosen chosen and I bend My whole self to Illior's will And my life is in his hand...till the end.

From my childhood I was sure Illior would light my way And if no-one would be with me Even then my light would stay. Please forgive me, for I really Thought you would be strong enough To face your fate; for you're the saviour, Sent by our guardian from above...serve with love.

Refrain:And the autumn smells like leaving I sense winter on its chill A stony road leads to your destiny May your fate be the Lightbearer's will.

Bridge:Do you really dare to think Your load is heavier than mine? My name's already forgotten, Now the queen does rise and shine. I don't pity, who I am Nor all the joys, I've been denied I just beg you: face your burden And then carry it with pride!

Refrain:And the autumn smells like leaving I sense winter on its chill A lonely road leads to my destiny May my fate be the Lightbearer's will.

The taste of wine is on your breath You didn't care to wash your face. Not this time. Not at any time You really cling to my embrace.

You come to me, cloaked by the night And first you blow the candles out And hasty fumblings banned from light Are everything, our bond's about. So that's the love, your wife deserves What feels like cruel childrens scheme? You come by night Turn out the light And I...I close my eyes And dream.

Refrain I:And in my dream I shine for you And you...you hold me close. Yes, in my dream I am the one You want The one you chose! Oh, in my dream you love me For the many things, I've got. But only in my dream I need not pay for what I'm not.

I never worried 'bout the flaw The purple mark, disgracing me Because the day my prince would come It would be only me, he'd see

And I obey. I do, what I'm told I'm going to carry out that task I'll stay right here, locked in my room But I so wish, someone would ask

If that's the life a queen deserves To make her hide inside the shades You look away No word you say And my illusion slowly fades

Refrain II:But in my dream I look at you And you smile back at me Yes, in my dream, it's Nalia And not the mark, you see Yes, in my dream you save me From the laughter of your friends But that is just a dream. It isn't, how my story ends.

BRIDGE:And then, you're gone again and I I find myself trapped in the dark An empty bed and empty eyes And all this just because I'm marked? But there's my dream where you see ME And not the beauty, that I lack You see: there's more than meets the eye And then you gladly kiss me back.

Refrain III:And in my dream I think of you As if you really cared

As if there ever had been more Than just a bed we'd shared In dreams you face your demons You don't just drown them in red wine Only in my dreams You see the flaw's not only mine.

When I needed you, you were the brother My real brother could never be And it was you, who has taught me to laugh You were the first, who ever really looked at ME.

You were right beside me, the friend for whom to find Every little boy would pray And in all those years we shared, since we met You saved my life in every, every way

Bridge 1:When I felt so lost and alone, you were there You'd be my strength, when I would drown in despair

Refrain 1:And it is time, I layed my past down at your feet, today I guess, you always knew, that all of me was yours. Now, there is nothing left but joy And all my fear is cast aside So here I stand I'm here to be your bride

You were the squire I chose. My one companion Who'd share all my hopes and my fears You were my faith and the shoulder to cry on The one who'd wipe away all my tears.

In my heart, I tried to hide just one secret From you, who knew me down to the core: Friendship and brotherhood, Tobin held dear But Tamír always wanted much more.

Bridge 2:In all the confusion that I have been through Whenever I needed someone, there was you!

Refrain 2:And here I am to lay my present at your feet, today I want to tell you, that it always has been you Right now I'm lost inside your eyes And I am blinded by their light I want to tell the world, I'm here To be your bride